How Home Sewing Personalized Fashion
For generations, families have relied on thimbles, needles, and thread to transform the clothes they have into the clothes they want to wear. An Object Lesson.
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Why Doctors Still Need Stethoscopes
The instrument may have outlived its use, but it hasn’t lost its power. An Object Lesson.
Why Refrigerators Were So Slow to Catch On in China
The technology was once considered superfluous, until contemporary capitalism made it a necessity. An Object Lesson.
Learning From the Swinging Bridge
What rickety, rural suspension bridges can teach us about modern infrastructure. An Object Lesson
Is the Library Card Dying?
After centuries of innovation, it faces an uncertain future: an Object Lesson.
Not Your Grandmother's Meatball
The hearty Olive Garden staple is a far cry from the dish that Italian immigrants first brought to the United States: An Object Lesson.
What Engineers Can Learn From the Design of the Penis
The mechanics of the erection may have applications for robotics: An Object Lesson.
Finding Solace in a Storage Unit
The facilities occupy a complicated place in American life: An Object Lesson.
The Slow Death of the Political Bumper Sticker
Why the campaign staple has been falling out of favor: An Object Lesson.
How Millennials (Almost) Killed the Wine Cork
A new generation of wine drinkers came of age with screw caps and plastic bottle stoppers, but cork producers are mounting a campaign to win their loyalty: an Object Lesson.